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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
3
Fire at the farm of C. W. Hoyt near Montrose wiped out the barn and much hay and grain. Livestock were saved. The incident occurred March 13 as reported by the Scranton Tribune special to the Montrose desk.
Family visits mark the weekend in Factoryville while local groups plan events. Odd Fellows encampment No 244 meets tonight to confer the third degree and elect officers. Keystone academy holds a six speaker prize contest next Friday at 7 45 PM.
Hallstead report: Frank Jackson, recently recovering from typhoid, has fallen ill with pneumonia. Deputy Factory Inspector William W. English checked local industries. Warren P. Van Loan of Yonkers visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Van Loan. Hays traveled to Scranton on business. Miss Josie Millard and Miss Edith Wigbridge returned from Chicago by train on the 28th.
Nine Thompson ladies attended a supper in Lanesboro hosted by Prof and Mrs Barrett. Prof H N Barrett will lead pupil examinations next Saturday by order of County Superintendent Morley. Mrs Gates return from Scranton with son L M Gates. Miss Kate Lyden visits Long Eddy New York. Rev P J Tower recalls Factoryville ties and pens a sixty four line poem. Rev Buckman to preach next Sabbath. Milk price cut questioned by farmers. Mr Watson’s house burned at South New Milford. Cottage prayer meetings by Rev French continue at Jenkins Hollow. Memorial services for Annie Wittenmire set in Grand Army hall. Thompson concert at Free Baptis church slated for this evening. Rev B F Larrabee recovering and plans to sit up.
Pitts ton news reports that J F Schmalts may face quo warranto proceedings to prove he may lawfully hold the Hughestown burgess seat over unpaid taxes for four years. A separate Lucerne court decision in Commonwealth vs Paul Bohan says a person cannot hold poor director and councilman roles simultaneously. Albert Evans and Hannah Havele announce their marriage at First Congregational church parsonage with Rev D M George officiating.
Special to the Beranton Tribune notes Mr. and Mrs. George Burrows and daughters with Miss Whitelng visiting Brevensville. Various residents travel or host relatives in nearby towns including Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre Allentown and New Jersey as Miss Capitola Snover and Mrs. Maynard Dunklee depart for summers away.
Ex United States Marshal Matthews of Mississippi writes from Hazelhurst praising Peruna as curing his catarrh and says no further treatment is needed. J F Crocker of Buffalo commends Peruna after long catarrh, calling the cure complete and highly satisfactory. B B Deviner of West Virginia recommends Peruna as a tonic and cure for catarrh in a congressional letter. Mary C Fentress of Paradise Texas says Peruna cured her chronic catarrh and relief from head pains. The ad notes many use Peruna with bottle directions and pamphlets, and offers free consultation with Dr Hartman.
Deaths mark a week of local losses as Frank Mc Kernan Erie engineer dies in Susquehanna from pneumonia. James Elwood Hireen, Binghamton Leader editor, dies at 41 after brief illness. George Carman of Great Bend dies in Binghamton hospital at 33. Funeral notices and community updates follow.
Robins spotted in Great Bend on Monday. George Ryman and family plan to move to Cleveland. Montrose Telegraph and Telephone Co seeks re charter from Governor Stone. Congressman Fred Wright of Susquehanna will seek reelection. Miss Emma Hull to visit relatives in Mansfield Ohio and Chicago. Alleged new maple sugar being sneaked into town.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s Greatest Spring Medicine for purity and vitality. It claims a clear head and healthy body from its use and promotes Hood's Pills as a cure for constipation.
In Harford on March 13, residents report Mrs Maynard Mrs Whitman and Mrs Grant visiting Scranton. The Williston Watson property burned Sunday night with occupants escaping. Mr Morgan was badly burned while trying to rescue a child. The creamery will switch to daily milk collection after March 15. Christian Endeavor social set for March 16. Reading Room meeting March 14. Mrs Osterhout improving.
Honesdale reports W H Malia of Scranton visiting. H Hand expected back from New York for eye treatment. Five Wayne county trespass cases heard. Ames v Vandervoort won for plaintiff with $10 judgment. Ames v Spangenberg awarded $15.06. Harry Rockwell opens bicycle and light machinery repair shop on Front Street. Opera house program Friday March 16 features Broadhurst’s What Happened to
Yesterday in the county the license court granted licenses to forty five hotels twenty five eating houses six bottlers three wholesale houses and one brewery. Laurel Lake faces a remonstrance today against a hotel. Honesdale suffered a water famine with the supply cut off. Factories suspended work as washerwomen complained until the river pump brought a meagre supply by noon.
A Forest City correspondent urges residents to demand accountability from the board of health and council for neglect of contagious disease reporting and housing safety. The note cites unplastered infected houses and children mingling with affected families, calling for public protest.
Mrs. F. E. Watson of Aiken Alabama reports her mother suffered months of chronic diarrhoea. Two physicians deemed the case hopeless until one 25 cent bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provided permanent relief after five doses. Sold by Matthews Bros agents and all druggists.
Saturday evening workers at the silk mill formed a committee to compare wages with Sauquoit and Scranton mills. Sauquoit pays higher for winding and piecework, with staged raises. Meanwhile local illness news includes Mrs. Snyder in pneumonia, sad deaths in the King family, and other health updates.
The New York market shows a muted advance as short interest falls from yesterday and large financiers pull back. London profits-taking follows news of British forces before Bloemfontein, while bears stay cautious. Trading is light with some strength in Third Avenue, Atchison, New York Central, and Norfolk and Western preferred. call money dips to 3 percent as banks face currency pressures. Sterling breaks amid weak exports and British loan activity, while total share volume remains 440,400 with gains supported but not dominant.
Dickson Manufacturing and Mount Vernon Coal Co. issue bonds in the Scranton area. Lacka Township School 69 percent, City of ScrantonBt. Imp. 6 percent, Scranton Traction 6 percent bonds valued at 115 w.
Corrected by H. G. Dale listing butter 24c dairy tubs egg products 16 inch cheese 13c per unit oil marrow price 2.433 medium 2.00 2.20 beed potato per bushel 1.25 Includes entries for butter creamery dairy eggs cheese oil and potatoes with unit prices and adjustments.
Wheat steady to firm with gains of 4 cents for March contracts. Corn mixed to steady, oats and barley steady, potatoes dull. Eggs firm, cheese steady, refined sugars unchanged. Live poultry steady with various fowl prices. receipts show 2,000 barrels of flour and 99,000 bushels of corn among others. shipments list wheat, corn, and oats.
New York reports mixed freight futures and dairy prices with No. 2 elevator and spot oats firm or weak on demand, May and July futures fluctuating. Butter and cheese markets show firm western creamery and state dairy offerings with varying quotes. eggs remain firm in several regions with mixed track conditions and light demand.
On March 13 in Chicago corn fell a shade then steadied on short covering while May wheat dropped amid heavy receipts and weak demand. Cash prices showed varied quotes for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, timothy, pork, beef, lard, whiskey and sugars with mixed paper quotations.
Chicago live stock market report shows cattle receipts around 4000 with generally steady pricing for natives and steady to lower for calves and cows. Texans and hogs volumes noted, with hogs active and prices around 4.79 to 4.95 for bulk, sheep receipts about 12000 and western lambs near 5.50 to 5.99, yearlings around 6.0.
March 13 cattle market shows steady prices for gowl bundy fat grades but weak demand for plain medium steers and veals. Light weights and plee with wood weights fall, while heavy weights hold near previous levels. sheep and lambs remain very dull with culls and lower demand across most categories.
Market brief from New York in March with steady to mixed cattle readings. Live cattle futures show slight movement, calves and sheep noted with modest firmness, hogs trading near steady levels amid varying demand and export activity.
Fragmentary figures mention March balances, credits, certificates, and several unclear metrics such as 95 003 Met rela and 47 treks. Context and entities are muddled, with no coherent event or outcome to report.
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